From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 17 May 2001 03:24:40 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 17 May 2001 03:24:30 -0400 Received: from zeus.kernel.org ([209.10.41.242]:63147 "EHLO zeus.kernel.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 17 May 2001 03:24:16 -0400 Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 17:37:23 +0000 From: Pavel Machek To: "H. Peter Anvin" , torvalds@transmeta.com Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: LANANA: To Pending Device Number Registrants Message-ID: <20010515173720.B81@toy.ucw.cz> In-Reply-To: <3B002FC6.C0093C18@transmeta.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <3B002FC6.C0093C18@transmeta.com>; from hpa@transmeta.com on Mon, May 14, 2001 at 12:19:34PM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi! > First of all, I apologize for not having sent this notice out sooner. > This kind of writing is very painful to deal with. > > Linus Torvalds has requested a moratorium on new device number > assignments. His hope is that a new and better method for device space > handing will emerge as a result. Linus, Is that wise? I could understand moratorium during 2.5, but during 2.4?! And worse, what about drivers that want to be merged into 2.2? -- Philips Velo 1: 1"x4"x8", 300gram, 60, 12MB, 40bogomips, linux, mutt, details at http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~pavel/velo/index.html.